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 == Berkshire Probate Courts  ==
-Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire]], hence the majority of genealogical searches should be in the records of this court and its superior courts, which were the [[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] until 1836 and the combined [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] from that time on. In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] was the highest court in the land. The courts should be searched in that order.
+Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire]].&nbsp; The majority of&nbsp;probate searches&nbsp;will be in the records of this court and its superior courts, which were the [[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] until 1836 and the combined [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] from that time on. In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] was the highest court in the land. The courts should be searched in that order.
 However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 probate jurisdiction within&nbsp;the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.